Control system for generator mounted on vehicle
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling the field current of a generator, driven by an internal combustion engine, so as to vary the output power of said generator, comprising:
- storage means charged by said power generated by said generator;
field current control means for controlling the field current of said generator in response to an output voltage of said storage means; and
engine control means responsive to operation parameters of said internal combustion engine for controlling at least one of a fuel supply and an ignition timing for said internal combustion engine, including means for determining a kind of change of a load applied to said internal combustion engine when said load has changed and for controlling the field current of said generator in accordance with a predetermined control pattern corresponding to said kind of change of the load.
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Abstract
A control system for controlling the full current of a generator for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine operates to control the field current so as to change the output power of the generator. A storage unit is charged by the generator; a field current control unit for controlling the field current of the generator detects the output generated by the storage unit; and an engine control unit to which operation parameters of the internal combustion engine are applied controls at least one of a fuel supply and an ignition timing for the internal combustion engine. The engine control unit further operates to determine a kind of change of load being applied to the internal combustion engine when the load has changed and to control the field current of the generator in accordance with a predetermined control pattern corresponding to the kind of change of the load.
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14 Claims
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1. A control system for controlling the field current of a generator, driven by an internal combustion engine, so as to vary the output power of said generator, comprising:
storage means charged by said power generated by said generator;
field current control means for controlling the field current of said generator in response to an output voltage of said storage means; and
engine control means responsive to operation parameters of said internal combustion engine for controlling at least one of a fuel supply and an ignition timing for said internal combustion engine, including means for determining a kind of change of a load applied to said internal combustion engine when said load has changed and for controlling the field current of said generator in accordance with a predetermined control pattern corresponding to said kind of change of the load.- View Dependent Claims (14)
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2. A control system for controlling the field current of a generator, driven by an internal combustion engine, so as to vary the output power of said generator, comprising:
storage means charged by said power generated by said generator;
field current control means for controlling the field current of said generator in response to an output voltage of said storage means; and
engine control means responsive to operation parameters of said internal combustion engine for controlling at least one of a fuel supply and an ignition timing for said internal combustion engine, including means for determining a kind of change of a load applied to said internal combustion engine when said load has changed and for controlling the field current of said generator in accordance with a predetermined control pattern corresponding to said kind of change of the load;
wherein said predetermined control pattern comprises an initial cut section for defining an initial power generation cut value, a delay section for maintaining said power generation at said initial power generation cut value and a reduction section for gradually returning said power generation from said initial power generation cut value to an original power generation value.- View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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